Category Archives: Honor

EVENT LISTING

National Coho Festival

August 20, 2008 – 10:20 am

The Coho QueenThe National Coho Festival, held in Honor, runs this Thursday-Sunday (Aug 21-24, 2008). The festival features a wide variety of entertainment, food & drink, kids events like a rubber duck race and games, contests and of course the parade at 2 PM on Saturday. Much more at the link below!

The National Coho Festival web site explains that Coho Salmon were introduced to the state of Michigan in April, 1966 with the first planting from the Platte River Fish Hatchery, located just east of Honor.

Three local men soon developed the idea of having a festival to promote the Coho Salmon and Benzie County. The first festival was held October 7 -15, 1967…

The second festival was held in September of 1968 and was considered a great success. By this time the National Coho Salmon Festival, Inc. was an official organization. In 1968, the first National Coho Queen, Claudia Eberly, was selected.


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Green Cuisine in Honor

July 7, 2008 – 8:10 am

Food for Thought's Gren CuisineOn Wednesday, July 16th from 5-8 PM, the 3rd annual Green Cuisine takes place at Food for Thought (10704 Oviatt Rd in Honor). Green Cuisine features wine from a number of the wineries of the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas along with food from some of the region's artisan food producers. Wine, chocolate, hummus, breads, cheeses, pastries, fresh fruits and more will be available foryour culinary delight. This year Shorts Brewery will even make the trip from Bellaire!

One of the neatest things about this event is that it's a "zero-waste" event. Organizers Tim & Kathy Young set a goal to have all the waste generated from the event to be either reusable, recyclable or compostable. It's been such a sucess that 800 attendees last year generated less than one ounce of waste!

Another great bonus is that the amazingly talented Seth Bernard & Daisy May Erlewine will be performing. Get all the details by calling 231-326-5444 or visiting foodforthought.net.

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Benzie & Frankfort Fall Festival

September 28, 2007 – 1:16 pm

The annual Fall Festival offers two weeks of fun in Frankfort, Beulah, Benzonia and the surrounding area. The Benzie County Visitor's Bureau has a page of information on the festival and you can get the poster from the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber.
Big breeze at Pt Betsie by Jim SorbieWeekend of October 6-7

Fall food takes center stage with the Fall Soup Contest on Saturday (Oct 6) in Beulah Park and the Honor Lions Club Hillbilly Breakfast from 8:30 - 12:30 on Sunday (Oct 7).

There's also a Sidewalk Art Contest and a Fall Market in Beulah on Saturday and the Crystal Lake Elementary FallFest Fundraiser in Benzonia on Saturday with a full lineup of fun for families including a produce & products market, cider press, carnival with prizes, food, refreshments, petting zoo and fire truck rides.

Crystal Mountain offers scenic chairlift rides to view the fall colors (4-6 PM both Saturday the 6th & 13th) and a haunted forest (6-9:30 PM) on Saturday and then hosts the Betsie Valley Run on Sunday with a 10K Run and Half Marathon Walk & Run. The photo above is Big breeze at Pt Betsie by Jim Sorbie at Point Betsie Lighthouse is open to visit both weekends!

Frankfort Fall Festival
Weekend of October 13-14

At 11 AM on Saturday, October 13 2007, the Fall Festival Parade and Mutt March will take place in downtown Frankfort (costume judging for the Mutts is at 10 AM). Extreme Pumpkin by John Clement HoweOther events following the parade include a Pumpkin luncheon at the Recreation Center, performances by the internationally acclaimed Scottville Clown Band and a ton of fall fun at the Open Space including:

  • Giant Pumpkin weigh-in (guess the weight and win a bike!)
  • Mutt Corral with awards and doggy fun
  • Giant Pumpkin Carving and Auction
  • A hay wagon ride through Frankfort with a storyteller
  • The Pumpkin Regatta
  • Activities for kids including games, pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon man, straw maze, fortune teller, pumpkin bowling and pumpkin hillbilly golf!

A really cool looking feature is the Pumpkin Chuckin' Catapults at 2:30 PM and be sure to save room for the Frankfort City Fire Dept Fish Fry (3 - 6 PM).

Saturday night also features late night shopping at participating downtown businesses, a Mad Cap Puppet Show at Frankfort High School (6:30 PM) and at 7 PM Bayside Haunting at Old Coast Guard Station.

The photo to the right is Extreme Pumpkin by John Clement Howe (view a set of photos). You can learn more about noted pumpkin carver Ed Moody. That link goes to his web site where you'll find some photos of his amazing work.

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Frankfort Michigan Beach, 1938 … and a Postcard Collectors Event

August 14, 2007 – 7:21 am

Postcard of the beach at Frankfort, Michigan, from 1938.

In addition to showing the fashion of the day, this cool postcard of the Frankfort beach in 1938 features the photographer's aunt & mother (roughly dead center, click through to see where).

Postcard collector Don Harrison wants you to know about a very cool event for those who enjoy Benzie County or Northwest Michigan postcards and vintage images. Check below for more! (more…)

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The Cherry Bowl Drive in Theater

August 10, 2007 – 7:26 am

The Cherry Bowl Drive-in

We figured that before summer is over, we should give a shout-out to the Cherry Bowl Drive in Theater. This classic drive-in is located in Honor, Michigan and has provided "Fine Film, Food, Fun and Family Entertainment" since it was opened in 1953. Their goal is provide clean, wholesome family entertainment in a safe atmosphere and won't play any film stronger than PG13 (or glorifies teen drinking and/or drug use).

While they boast Northern Michigan's largest movie screen, the real show happens before the picture, when viewers can enjoy vintage cartoons and advertisements and fun activities like miniature golf, hula-hooping and all the great memorabilia collected by the Cherry Bowl. With great tasting homemade and handmade food at Cherry Bowl Dinner and great movies on the screen, you can't go wrong at the Cherry Bowl!

Photo: Cherry Bowl by Andy McFarlane

*You can click on the photo above and view larger sizes (suitable for a computer background) at the photo site Flickr. Many of the photos here are hosted there!

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Benzie County Chamber of Commerce

August 7, 2007 – 7:19 am

One of Benzies Beautiful BeachesThe web site of the Benzie County Chamber of Commerce is absolutely packed with information on current community happenings & chamber events, a comprehensive member directory (with web links) along with lots and lots about the many things to see and do in Benzie County, which boasts…

…60 miles of Lake Michigan coastline, 57 inland lakes, and the southern portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There are eight challenging golf courses, numerous biking and hiking trails, 135 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, and breathtaking fall color. The 80 to 100 inches of snow fall draws people to Crystal Mountain with its cross county ski trails and its 45 downhill slopes.

Check below for a map to the Chamber office in downtown Benzonia! (more…)

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July 4, 2007 – 9:05 pm

Frankfort Harbor Entry by Ken Lakebetsiebay.net is designed to help you get more out of visiting or living in the area from Frankfort to Manistee to Empire to Traverse City - and maybe further.

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